All talk Events (136)

TALK: The Mercenary River, with Nick Higham, author and journalist

November 10, 2022 from 3pm to 4pm – Bruce Castle Museum He used to head 'Meet The Author' for the BBC, now you can meet the author and journalist Nick Higham at Bruce Castle this coming week to hear more about his new book 'The Mercenary River'.Come and f… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: free, talk, history

From Mukacevo to Muswell Hill - The Story of Naomi Blake, sculptor and Holocaust survivor by Anita Peleg, Chair of Trustees, Generation 2 Generation

January 26, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Bruce Castle Museum To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, we will hear the story of sculptor and Holocaust survivor Naomi Blake - a Muswell Hill resident and graduate of the Hornsey School of Art. Born in Mukacevo, Cze… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Munch and Listen - One Eye on the Past: Exploring Jewish Heritage Through Art, Design and Craft in Haringey

January 30, 2023 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum From stories and collections from Bruce Castle Museum and Archive, Curator Deborah Hedgecock explores local Jewish heritage recorded and seen through the eyes of artists, photographers, makers and de… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk
Munch and Listen - One Eye on the Past: Exploring Jewish Heritage Through Art, Design and Craft in Haringey

January 30, 2023 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum From stories and collections from Bruce Castle Museum and Archive, Curator Deborah Hedgecock explores local Jewish heritage recorded and seen through the eyes of artists, photographers, makers and de… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Talk: No nettles, no brambles, no orthodoxy

March 1, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm – Muswell Hill Methodist Church We’re excited to welcome landscape designer and local resident Dr Catherine Heatherington as our guest speaker on Wednesday 1st March. She will demonstrate how creating habitats does not have to inv… Event added by Mary Blake | Type: free, talk

Bite-Size Gallery Talk: Sister, Siren or Saint? Beatrice Offor's Art

March 23, 2023 from 3pm to 4pm – Bruce Castle Museum Come along to this bite-size gallery talk with one of our Young Curators, Annabel Gee, as she tells us more about a chosen painting in the Beatrice Offor (1864-1920) exhibition of portraits of women… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Munch and Listen: Sarah, Tottenham's only Duchess 1631- 1692

March 27, 2023 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum Sarah Alston was a wealthy ‘cockney’ woman who lived and moved in all the right places with all of the right people. As the Dowager Duchess of Somerset who became Lady of the Manor at Bruce Castle fr… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Bite-Size Gallery Talk, Curator's Pick: Outcast, Foreigner and Artist - the Lady of the Manor, Henrietta Townsend of Bruce Castle

March 30, 2023 from 3pm to 4pm – Bruce Castle Museum Join curator Deborah Hedgecock in the galleries as she shows the exquisite artwork by Henrietta Townsend of Bruce Castle and shares stories of Henrietta's struggles in 18th century society to become… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Windrush 75: At Home With The Mckenzies - An Evening In Conversation

June 22, 2023 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Bruce Castle Museum On the 75th Anniversary of National Windrush Day, come and join three members of Haringey’s Mckenzie Family for an intimate conversation about what home means to them – share stories in this evening… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk

Fresh Water for London, a history of the New River

April 17, 2024 from 8pm to 9:30pm – Jubilee Hall EHHS Open Meeting Fresh Water for London, a history of the New River Talk and showing of video by Peter Stone Peter Stone will show a video he has made of the New River, much of which flows through t… Event added by Bob Hare for EHHS | Type: talk